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Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story

by Nicole Maines

A Dreamer origin story shaped by sisterhood and power

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A Dreamer origin story shaped by sisterhood and power

Nia Nal has grown up expecting her older sister Maeve to inherit their mother’s ability to glimpse the future through dreams. When those powers emerge in Nia instead, the change unsettles the sisters’ relationship and leaves Nia wrestling with guilt and the choice to suppress what she can do. This young adult superhero graphic novel traces her path toward accepting her abilities and her place in a lineage of female heroes. Its central conflict connects questions of identity and responsibility to the bond between two sisters, while introducing the origin of Dreamer, a trans superhero first seen on television.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in superhero graphic novels
  • Readers seeking stories about sisterhood, identity, and inherited powers
  • Fans of Dreamer and the Supergirl television series

Themes

SisterhoodIdentity and self-acceptanceResponsibility and powerFemale superhero legacy

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Book overview

The never before told origin story of DREAMER: the first trans superhero ever to appear on TV!

Nia Nal's spent her whole life taking a back seat to her older sister, Maeve, who's expected to inherit their mother's Naltorian powers--the ability to see the future through dreams. They'll soon learn the dreaming powers had other plans...

When Nia's hit in the face with a kickball, the powers that weren't meant for her are suddenly triggered. Saddled with guilt, Nia resolves to suppress her powers in an attempt to protect her relationship with her sister. But Nia can't keep the dreams out forever...

From Nicole Maines, the actress, activist, and writer who originated the role of Dreamer on the groundbreaking Supergirl TV show, and with stunning art by Rye Hickman that captures Nia's fan-favorite personality, comes the origin story of a girl who must accept her own power to fulfill her destiny in a long lineage of female superheroes. Luckily, Nia won't have to go through it alone.
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